Ghost Town Postcards

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Ghost Town Postcards

Okaton, South Dakota Grain Elevator - Text on back: "A part of the past. Okaton, South Dakota Ghost Town. the historic Okaton Bank features western art bronze sculpture and Dakota cheese. Stop at the General Store for ages, fossils, souvenirs and supplies. Robert & Evelyn Westlake." Postcard is "new," but was originally printed by Mr. and Mrs. Westlake in 1984. Unfortunately, they have long since passed. Photo by George A. Wright in 1984. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

Historic Virginia City, Montana - An old time placer mining town, which has been restored now, is a big tourist attraction in summer time. Vintage postcard is unused and in very good condition.

Deadwood, South Dakota Historic Main Street - Deadwood, South Dakota keeps the Gold rush days of 1876 alive and well today, with its reconstructed historical Main Street, still bustling with gamblers and adventurous visitors. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

Nevada City, Montana - Text on back: Nevada City consists of authentic 19th-Century buildings from around Montana, reassembled by Charles Bovey in Alder Gulch, replacing the original won, burned to the ground in the 1930s. Site of several movies, the old buildings -- including the hotel's two-story outhouse -- impart to visitors a sense of history and nostalgia for gold rush days in Montana Territory. Postcard is new and in mint condition.

Central City, Colorado: Text on back: Historic Central City, Colorado, once home to miners in search of gold, is now a place to shop, gamble, see a good opera or merely step back in time and relish the past. Postcard is new, unused and in excellent condition.

Old Delta Saloon, Virginia City, Nevada - Text on back: The Old Delta Saloon and Gambling Palace Virginia City, Nevada. The Delta front is solid Comstock Cedar, and made by McIntosh, architect, wood craftsman and builder of the International Hotel front. Of the 100 saloons in Virginia City the Delta was the most famous for its gaming room where Bonanza Kings bucked the fare. It is known that $38,000 was lost on the turn of a card. The Delta extends a hearty welcome to friends and visitors. Vintage postcard is unused and in good condition.

Greetings From Deadwood, South Dakota - Text on back: Deadwood, South Dakota . The most picturesque city in the West reminiscent of wild frontier and mining days. Shown at the top left is the Broken Boot Gold Mine, oldest underground mine in existence in the Old West ; center, Adams Memorial Museum and mementos of the past; right, Wild Bill and Calamity Jane graves side by side in Mount Moriah Cemetery and bottom, Saloon No. 10, site of Wild Bill's Murder. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

Fort Garland, Colorado - Text on back: Fort Garland, Colorado. U.S. Army Post, 1858-1883. Restored and maintained by the State Historical Society of Colorado. Vintage scalloped postcard is unused and in very good condition.

Creede, Colorado Mining Operations: Postcard has never been used and is in excellent condition.

Leadville, Colorado: Text on back. Leadville, Colorado, Photo by Mark & Jennifer Miller. Postcard is new, unused and in excellent condition.

Virginia City, Nevada - Text on back: Virginia City, Nevada from Steeple of St. Mary's Church. This bird’s-eye view, from the tall church spire, shows the crumbling buildings of "C" Street, and above them the quaint architecture of the court house and huge, barn-like Piper's Opera House, where famous actors and singers held spellbound their audiences of prospectors and miners. Vintage postcard is unused and in good condition.

Historic Deadwood, South Dakota - Text on back: Deadwood, SD - Refurbished rows of gambling and ding saloons recreate the historic days of the Gold Rush of downtown Deadwood -- complete with cobbled streets and classic turn-of-the-century architecture.

Creede, Colorado Street Scene: Colorful Pioneer Mining Town. Postcard has never been used and is in excellent condition.

Sheldon Jackson Memorial Chapel, Fairplay, Colorado - Fairplay, Colorado. Text on back: South Park Community (Presbyterian) Church. On August 11, 1872, Dr. Sheldon Jackson, Eminent Pioneer Missionary, organized the Presbyterian Church in Fairplay, with 8 members. Two years later he built this chapel. Vintage scalloped postcard is unused and in very good condition.

Creede, Colorado Town View: Still active mining town. Center of one of the most popular resort areas of Colorado. Post card has never been used and is in excellent condition.

Deadwood, South Dakota Historic Main Street: Text on Back: Deadwood, South Dakota keeps the Gold Rush days of 1876 alive and well today, with its reconstructed historical Main Street, still bustling with gamblers and adventurous visitors. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

Panoramic View of Virginia City, Nevada - Text on back: Virginia City, Nevada. Panoramic view of today's Virginia City, Nevada. Vintage postcard is unused and in good condition.

Prairie Homestead, South Dakota - Text on back: Prairie Homestead Historic Site, Interior, South Dakota. This is an original set of Homestead Buildings including this dugout so and frame combination housel. The buildings are equipped as if the homesteader was living there today. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

Miners, St. Elmo - Text on back: St Elmo boomed with life 24 hours a day as miners, railroaders and teamsters rolled into town. Trainmen headed for Alpine Tunnel under the Continental Divide while teamsters supplied gold-rich Tincup. Miners toiled for unseen eastern owners. Postcard is new, unused and in very good condition.

St. Elmo, Colorado - Text on back: St Elmo, Colorado. Located in the San Isabel National Forest, St. Elmo is a well-preserved window into Colorado’s rollicking mining history. The town is flanked by towering peaks and bisected by scenic Chalk Creek. Postcard is new, unused and in mint condition.

The Matchless Mine, Leadville - Text on back: The Matchless Mine, Leadville, Colorado. The mine left by the Famous H.A.W. Tabor to his wife Baby Doe whom he told to never give up. She kept his advice, living here in poverty till her death a few years ago. It is now a museum during the summer season. Postcard is new, unused and in very good condition.

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